Effects of continuous light and light intensity on the growth performance and gonadal development of Nile tilapia
Carlos Cristian Martínez‐Chávez, Pamela Navarrete‐Ramírez, Deborah Victoria Parke, Hervé Migaud
Abstract
Continuous illumination has been known to exert positive effects by stimulating growth and delaying unwanted maturation in seasonal-temperate farmed fish species like salmonids. However, in tropical fish like Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ), some studies exist showing inconsistent results and even fewer data is available regarding the effects of light intensity. To clarify some of the inconsistent results in literature and evaluate the effect of different light intensity levels on growth and sexual maturation in Nile tilapia ( [...]
Topics & Concepts
Nile tilapiaOreochromisLight intensityBiologyFisheryFish <Actinopterygii>Temperate climateTilapiaAquacultureDevelopment of the gonadsZoologyEcologyOpticsPhysicsAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesFish biology, ecology, and behavior